Tiger Woods in the final round of the 2012 HSBC Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (Getty Images). The organizer of the Qatar Masters said that Tiger Woods is not worth paying $3 million to compete in the European Tour event, according to the Doha News.

When it comes to spending money on sports, even Qatar has its limits.

During yesterday’s press conference about the upcoming Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, the president of the Qatar Golf Association minced no words in explaining, when asked, why former number one Tiger Woods would not be playing here.

“Tiger Woods demands $3 million just for an appearance, if he were to compete in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters -- which is not worth paying for a tournament of $2.5 million prize money,” Hassan al Nuaimi said.